Metal furniture



J. R. JONES METAL FURNITURE sept, 23, 1930.

Filed Feb. 25. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet /l rra @Aff/.

Sept. 23, `1930.

J. R. .JONES METAL FURNITURE' Filed Feb. 23, 1929 A mfg/wia' Sept. 423, 1930. J. R. 'JONS 1,776,359

METAL FURNITURE Filed Feb. 23,. 1929` 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 n? 64% gg/593 /4 fr@ @M941 pedestals." .35' In order fto Ypermit the ldestals or body" r l YPatented Sept. 219.30.

gieivrEls n., JTONEtoE,JiniEs'ro'w'N, NEW YORK, AssIGNoR ToART METAL CONSTRUC- g'ronoeMPANY, or JAMEsroWN, NEW Yon-K invention rela-testo' improvements-in Y' metal furniture, andvparticularly to pedestal 'y A desks,`which are' composed of separate 'sections 'which 'mayb'efreadily vassembled or .5 taken apart 'so as to effect a substantial saving in storage landfin'shippinghspace. Desks fof 'this'jtype commonly comprisel a 'pair' *of pedestalsf onseet'ions arranged in spaced relationfandtonnected by :a desktop la orfmember 'v 4removably secured thereto, each y pedestal-containing -a-plulral-ity of superim-l posed drawers for sliding members having their front walls separated by vstrike bars.

For example, three shallow drawers Y,may be 1r., arrangedfone above the'other in one pedestal, while the otherp'edestal. Vis 7provided with one shallow'fdrawer, afncl a ldeep storage drawer.

' It has beenA customary toprovide other 'arf frangements of the drawers in the pedestals l 2o to suit different "individual require'nfients,y

whichnecessitate's the production of a numberof Vdifferent styles ofdesks by the-'manufacturer, thus increasing the cost of production'and-requiring-great space for the storage lof thedesks.V i Oneof fthe 'objectsofthis invention is to provide lan improved metal. kdesk of the cha-racte-r set forth, wherein vthe ipedestalsa're so Y constructedV that ythefarrangement of kg the 3a drawers may be changed atf'any` time tosuit individual requirements, without the neces 1 sity fof sending the `deskto the factory, and' whereby-such change may lb'e made quickly andeasily by an.unskilled'persontalso toV i e'st'al or from 'onepedestalfto-the other so that.

i thelargefstorage drawer caribe- Alocated in any "se .desired position in gthe pedestal ate-ither side of the rdesk; and also'to `provide quickly detachable lecking'means .or 'devices for securely L :holding thefstrike Vbars in place in the .and the tops of desks and Aanalogous furnif ture to be shipped or transported in knock- Vdown eonditiomandfto be assembledl where Y the:furni-ture,istoebefused, it is Adesirable that f vet' `readily''operable means for rigidly and sey METAL FURNITURE 1y"supplicationmeaFebruary23, 1929. serial No. 342,256.

curely fastening the 'top on the pedestalsy or body be provided. A further object of the invention, therefore, is to provide simple, practical and strong securing or fastening devices or means adapted to be readily used by time; also fto provide the top Vand the `pedest tals or rbody with interitting or interlocking parts which, when placed inoperative re`lation, act to vguide the top' into operative posi# tion on the pedestals or body; also to con` struct the aforesaid securing Ameans or de-y viceswhe'reby they can beso arranged in a portion of the top that when the latter is placed into operative position yon the pedestals, said securing devices vcan be readily moved into locking` position for securely holding the desk top in place;

Y Other objects and advantagesfofthe invention will be apparent fromthe following description and accompanying drawings of an embodiment of the invention, the `novel features of which will be set forthin vthe ap-A pended claims. Y

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of -a desk embodying the invention. f Fig. 2 is a transverse, vertical section thereof.,on an enlarged scale, on line 2-2,Fig. 1, with the top and bottomdrawers removed.

Fig. 3 is a transverse, vertical section t unskilled persons for locking the top to or releasing it from the'pedestals or bodyat any through the desk top and the adjacent portion ofone of the desk pedestals or sections. Fig. 4' is a similar view showing `the desk top partly disconnected from said pedestal. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, horizontal Vsection on an en arnef'l scale, approximately on line .Vi-5, l, showing,` the connection between one of tal.y

` 6 is similar view with one of the yreleasablekey members for holding the' strike bars in operative position, partly removed;

Fig'. 7 is afragnientary, horizontal section, onan enlarged scale, of a portion of the desk pedestalV online 7&7, Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, vvertical section o an enlarged scale, of one ofthe deskfipedestals,

the strike barsand the legs'of a pedes- 1 oi the two rear corners ci' portion yoi the pedestal showing the interlocking tongue.. or vportion onI said pedestal' on line 8-8, Fig. 1,

I on'llnelGHlO', Fig. 12, showing the des secured to the pedestals, one ot the securing` the pedestal. f Fig. 15 is a fragmentary plan view, partly in section, of the desk top yand adjacent portion of one of the pedestals. f

with the drawers removed. v

9 is a fragmcntaw, horiiontal section the desk, with the desk top ren'loved.

. Fig. 10 fragmentary, verticalv section i. top

devices tion. f

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary, transverse, vertical section ofthe desktop and adjacent being shown inpartly rcleasedposiwith which a securingdevice engages. e

Fig. 12 is a similar view with the securing device in operativi-:relation to said tongue. f.

Fig. 13 is a perspective Yvici'vfot one of 'the securing or locking devices for securing the desk top to the' deskped'est F ig. 14 is a perspective view of oneot the key members or detachable parts used for securing the strike barsin operativeposition von `Fig. 1G is an enlarged, fragmentary 'plan view of the rear portion oit the desktop and adjacent pedestal, withtlie in locked position.

Fig. 17 is a similar view with said Vsecuring devices in released position. The desk shown* in 'the drawings is ot a standard'type comprising a pair of spaced pedestals or sections A and A formed ot sheet metal and adapted to support andy en# clcse'a number or". drawers 10 and-11.- These' pedestals are .separated by thek usual knee space and connectedby a dcta-chableliat desktop B, also formed of sheet metal, and by a backwall or4 plate C. Thedesk may also be provided with a center drawer D arranged in the upper part ot the knee space directly beneath the top B@ The pedestals maybe oi any suit-ableconstruction.

Figs. 1, 115 and 16, each pedestal comp` "a pair of spaced iront legs or upright sid-e members 12 rigidly connected by upper and lower bars or members 13 and 14. outer and A inner side Awalls or panels 15 and 16 respectively, a back wall 17, rear coruenlegs 'or vmembers 18 and also preierably a bottoml wall 19. vThe pedestal is valso provided withopposite side guides or mem'o for guiding' and supporting the drawers inthe pendestals. Each pedestal is provided betweenthe'top and-bottemfront cross members 13 and lll with spaced, horizontal strike bars 2O against which the topv edges ofthe drawer fronts strike. or abut when the drawers are closed.

In the particular arrangement shown inv Y Fig. 1, the left hand pede'stalffr is provided with three superimposed smaller shallow drawers'lO of apprommatelythe same size,

ysecuring devices.

As shown in while vthe" other or right hand pedestal A 1s provid-ed with oneof the small drawers 10 I beneath which is arranged' arelativelylarge! s or deep drawer 11. y The front of this draweu 11 is substantially equalin height to or occupies thesame vertical .space-as two of the 'smaller drawers'lO. 1

In accordance; with the invention,` the strike bars" 2O are detachably secured in'place yat `the fronts' ofk the respective pedestals soV that by removingrone` or the other of the strikebars 21 fromthe pedestals A, for

ample, two of the-drawers'10, eitherl the upper y'or' lowertwo drawers, inthispedestal f can be removed and replaced by the large drawery 114 from the. other pedestal A". `,These .two drawers 10 removed ki'ronrthe left hand pedestal, can then `*replace the large vdrawer 11 inthe pedestal A by insertingthe' strike lbar removedy from vthe pedestal .A into the pedestal A. 'If desired, insteadfof placing .the drawer 11e-in ythey pedestal A, it-can be moved to the upper part ofthe pedestalA and the drawerlO of this pedestal moved to thelower partthereofbymerely changing the position ofthefstrikebar QO ofsaid i' front strikes'vvhen thedrawer'isfully Preterably, each strikebar'extends be'- tween and is removably secured-.t0 the two viront upright members 12 of the pedestal,

byy forming in theinner side Wall '26 of each member a pair of rearwardly` opening, hori# lzontal slits 27 foreach strike'bar, inwhich laterally extending tongues or lugs 28vfor1ned at the adjacentend of the strike bar are seatredv and secured, said lugs being vrpreferably integral extensions of the` upper and lower f flanges 21 and QQrespectivelyof said strike bar. yThe Vslits 27 and lugs 28 are so proportioned that by passing the lugs 28 from the rear intov the slits 27 untilthe front edges'oi the lugs 28 engagethe ends ofthe slits, the

sirike barswill be' correctlydispo'sed rela-` tively to the pedestal front. y

The strike "bar isdetachably secured or locked in place intheslits''of thetwo mem# bers 12 by a pair vof keys 30. These Ykeys 30 are formed of sheet'metal and each is of channel form and 'of suchfdime'nsions'asto it between the langesQl and 5220i the strike nar..v Y

At yone end of` `leachkey 3 0l the vertical .wall 31 thereofis formed orfprovided with a reduced Vtongue or extension '34 lwhich. is

iso

Y adaptedlto'wbe-insertedfand htinto a. vertical inf .al slits;V 2T; Aninwardly directed stop shoul-V der/:orioset 36 extendingfromthe .forward sl-otlf'or aperture Y'353i one Yfof, which. .is formed side; wall a 26' between.' each pair `et edge of one vofthe key flanges terminates in Y' a forwardly projecting: sti'lening flange-3??.

' Bylinserting two 'of the keys into the'chan l nel sf sans@ naman their' fernen mus f *rer 3-1 Vat theV rearfand; with the tongues 34 eX- tend-ing' towards the respective' uprights 12 of tliejpedesital, the 'offsets 365will engage theV stop or.abutment 24.r` ofthe strike bar, andy tlienfbyl movingv the, grespec'tive'key members towards the ends 'of the strike` bar, the tongues L34 will pass intothe corresponding apgarti1 r l 35, thus detaehablyrlconne'eting thegstrikebar v lto?thejlegso'flthe'pedestal. l f

I order to releasably .maintain the keys in'theirintended lockingrelation and pren Yvent thefmfirombecoming accidentally Adislodged finthe use-ofthe desk, whilefnever# theles'sjenabling themto be readily removed when! isdesi-red to disconnect the strike bars, releasable holding means for the lkeys are provided. f

p f Preferably, the-upper andy lower `flanges' of each key l'are provided with small', outwardly extending, rounded projections'or blisters 38, sodisposed ythatjvhen-the key is pressed.

finto itscorrect lockingposition, theyA will engage inlseats or recesses l 39, Fig. 8,"in the upperfandflow'er =langes31fanrd32 ofthe" vstrike *barsQOLzV 1 *7 vf f. fzln order Vto seatffthe' proj ections in said seats 139, it is necessary to usefforce s-uliicient Y jtoicause thefla'ngesfof thefstrike bars or of n the keys tolyieldj oryspringVV as these projec-` V tions engage the strike barflangesgandwhen. A said projections registerwgith saidl seats, they ywillsnapinto 'plaee-A therein.; `In thef'con' i struction illustrated inthedrawings,y a pair'- kof Ikeysrj() is Vprovided for each strikeV bar;`

If*jdesired, however,ftheslits'V 27 inr one of the uprights ,'12`fcouldfxbe closed Yandy the Y A 'tonguesQS at onel end of alstrike Vbari'inserted;tv

endwisetherein, after wh,ichthe other'pairf lof tonguesY 281could bepass'ed .inte the open e secu'rfedgto the pedestal ybyal singlekey 30.;

Y:slits ',127 inthe other upright ofthe pedestal,

andthi'send of the strike bar :then releasably vf '--.Inorderto'avoidthe:necessityo'f-tw'vo sets noi ,dies for,producing-right and left hand keys; the ikeysare all madefalke, onerkey of y each; pair being reversed, 'see "Fig, 6, selthat' jitsflangek having ftheshoulder' 3Gk is at the'top.V

Y' Howeverg fifdesiredpright and left hand keys is desiredt'ydetachfa strikevbariby prying desv -"to'p'B vsliewnf 'formed'. of sheet metalandfis of.knownconstruction,compris- ,n

ing aiflat, horizontal .metal plate 40 onwhich lsfsecureda cover sheet'votilinoleum or other coyeringmaterial 41, the edges of'whieh are bound! and :protected by a suitable bindingl `strip The edges of the metal plate 40 are. bent to form aydepending, substantially vertical, marginal edge 43 terminatingjn lan' inwardly extending, :horizontal lange 44. fVVlien the desk top BV is "in operative' position, the metal plate 4() thereof rests on the i top edges ofthey vertical,wallsfef` the desk body orpedestals Aan'd A and theback wall C, with the depending'edge43 disposed outwardly 4beyondfor inspaeed'relation to saidwallsand `also to the fronts of the pedes-y -tals. Thus, the edge 43, the flange 44 and theadjaeentportions of thetop'plate 40, y together form an inwardly facing, marginal"` t channel-@extending all around the desk body.,V z Y, i y Top securing devices or keys 50. are provided: which'iare arrangedy in the channel 48 andare movable into and out of operative, j

interlocking.engagement with vfixed parts et the desk in-a manuerft'o detachably secure the itop inplaceonfthe body, as will now beexplained. A `lreferably'. in orderto reduce thenumber ofmanipulatiens required :to secure the top to the bodysandfalsovto reduce the number of leosel partsthese securing devices are arranged in the-channel 48 at one vside only of the desk top, namely the-rear yside inthe desk shown, anda' suitableired member is provided at theoppo'siteor front side of ythe desk which is adapted to enter the channel 48'` at, that side and Vengagewith` a. partv ofthe topsoas to cooperate withfthe movable securingy devices to firmly and 'rigidly4 secure the top in place. y 'The fixedmember shown tor this purpose,

.see Figs. 2, 4 and 15,l comprises an anglebar' orcleatrl, one flange of which extends ver# tl'callyupwardsbesideandiis secured to the upper, tixedrfront kcross members 13 ofthe pedestals A, Vbybolts vor other 'fastening devic'esf52`. 4The bar 51 preferably extends entirely across the front of the desk, bridging thespace ybetween the pedestals and braciiu;`

, the desk'front when the top 'is v disconnected.

Thelother lange53 ofthe bar 51 extends for- ,wardly and is so positionedY that when the i te'pB isfin place, the adjacent iange'44 there. ofeXtendsinwardly beneath and bears 'firmly up against-said flange 53. t A,

'Thesecuring devices or keys provi'dedfat one end with a notch 56 having a verticaledge orV part 57, and ata distance therefrom, holes 58 are providediin I thecornerseranghsofthe key. ri i 50 are pretere v"ably Vmade ,ofasheet metal and .ofthe forni shownsinxFigl f Eachfkey isi-of channel :cross-section, having spaced horizontalgflanges 54 connectedfbya verticalweb 55. The web l vof the flange tliebody. f. i

. Y llllhen tliedeskis tojbe'assembled, a number of securing devicesare arrangedin the Achannel 48 at the rear edge of the desk i As shown in Figs. 12, 15, andlr' ,each key 50 is adapted to fit inA the channel 4S-of the desk top B, with itsfianges 54^engagingthe corresponding horizontal wallsofsaid channel, andv with its. vertical web jfacing inl fwardly4 or towards the desk. Preferably, alsoA an edge of one of saidflaiiges`54'engages the Y inner face of the vertical edge 43 of the top,

thelpartsA being so proportioned, that as a result, the web bears against the adjacent rear walls of the body7 when in position for use.' f ijy i lnv tliispositionof tliesecuring devices 50, the holes v587ther-ein1will be disposed above'r the desk topL is or registerwitli the space betweenl the edge 44 of the topandthe back ofV topfB iii the relation justldescribed, and then the top isplaced over the desk andv inclined fas shown in Fig. Bynow moving ythe 'top' i rearwardlywhile so inclined,the front, hori- Zontalfla'nge'44 thereof can be hookedor .ene

gaged: beneath the horizontal flange of the fixed cleat 5l; The top is thenlowered into itsv horizontal position, seerFig; 3, .and vby inserting a suitable tool upwardly into oiieof ythe holes 58 ofeachV securingdevice,r.said

devicek can bemoved or slid endwise in the channel` 48 into locking engagementwith the cooperating fixed part `providedon the desk.

s In 'the' construction shown,l 4these l liked Y parts, see Figs. 9and-12, landflk?, comprise fixed lugs orftongues 6() having rearwardly,

l Y', offset free ends or portions which are spaced slightly from 4therear or'adj acent'w'all'of the desk so that the edge portions 57 of the vkeys 50 will engagefaiid fit snugly`r between said f lugs andsaid wall when said keys'are moved v endwise towards tlieflugs.` Preferablythe tongues'GO arestruck outfrom sheet .metal angle pieces'Gl which arewvelded vor-Votlierwise rigidly secured inthe corners formed-by the side and back vwalls vof each "pedestal,k Each tongue extends through' ahole 63 inv therear {wall-.17 into'tlie channel 48. Prefer# ably,y there are two'lugs 60 yadjacent orfback ofeach pedestal, tliesebeing extended' in Vop'.

vposite directions, and a corresponding number ofsecuring devices 50 are arranged in the.

ytopj and body.

cliannel48 of the top iii such Vposition on the vdesk that they can" beeasily moved into lockn ing relation` to the lugsGO, vAreverse movenient, will ofcourse, servetodisconnectthek keys 5,0 fromtlielugsd 'llieilu'gs() and.v

n the slots 56 inthe keys are ofysu'bstaiitially the saine vertical dimensions, `'so that whenV the top'is connected"asl described, there will be lnoiplay or relativeilooseness between the 544Vi o'feach' keyk are provided he flanges with holes 63, one vof which, when the key isf-in locking position', 'registersv with a threaded hole'f'64 extending tliroughthe flange 44`of.

the top', whereby a screw or thelike 65l can be' inserted'soas to extendy into the `lower, hole Y 63 of the key 'toprevent tliefdisengagement ofthelatte `r.-yy l i f These 'securing Vdevices/0rv keys are prefers A ably each provided, with aj bent-:or loffset metal reinforcing strip 66,'one. eiidofwhi'ch 'i is weldedxto tlie lwebvoff'the v-key-,rasshownlV Thek edges of the` stri-p engage. thef opposed inner faces of the-flanges ofjthe key andL act y to brace andy 'prevent deformation' ofsaid keyshould an implement vbe forced or` hammered. againstv the flanges an attempt ,to release` the key.

l claim as myiiivention: f

1.. In metal furniture,4 ,connecting;means-- for v securing together '1 two' furniture membersoneof which isfo'riiiedwitli afcliamieled part, said'fconnectin'g /meaiis*comprisingia key. sli'dably disposed in 'said chaiiiieledep'art of said member and havinga partformed to;

interlock with a parten saidother member when said key is moved endwisefinsaid chanf` nel, whereby said members are'fzsecured to,-`

key inSecuring position.-

, 2; In metal furniture, lthe ,combination off two members, interflttingparts on said memegether, and releasable means forjholdingsaid I l bers forv guidingl and-positioning one yof said Y members into operative connected relationy comprising akeyrslidably disposedin 4'said together, and means for locking position` V3. iimetal furniture, connecting.' means y to Vtheothei,a*channeled.spart on'o'ne of-said 1 members, and connecting meansl for securing f said members together, said connecting means`V for ldctachably securing together two furii'iiV ture members, one of whiclifis formed with saidV member and ,'liaviiig a 'p' art r arranged` to interlock withy a part on- 1 said other `member when saidkey'is movedendwisein said chan-l 1110V channeledpart, saidV con'iiectingiiieans com* prising'a sheetjmetaljkeyof channel foriiif Y slidably disposed in@saidchaiinelecl part ofy iis nel, whereby said members aresecured tog-etlier, .stopV means foiyarrestingr:saidfkey iiieinbeirwlieii in its locking position, andre-V le'asable means forretaining said key in locke ing position.

for detachably Vsecui'ing. togethertwojfurni- 4. ln metal furniture, connecting jineaiis Y l Va 'chaniielled `part, said`'con'nectingi` means 1'25V comprising ,av key lslidably Vdisposedin and f vfrictionallyengaging the walls yoffsaid chan Y s Aneled part of'saidmember, said' keyhaving part formed tointerlock witha part4r on said other member wl'ien'movedVr endwis'e :in said.

channel, j whereby saidgniembers. are secured together, and lrelasablefineans Lfor retaining i y said key meinberfin:itsfloeking position.

5'! Inmetal' .'furniture, pair of spaced side] members, a plurality ofdrawers between Said members, Ybars conneoting said members between the fronts v,of adjacent drawers, and

' means. forfdetachably securingfeach of said bars in place 'comprising interfitting parts Von vSaid* bar and said .membekrs, and a'key movablyeesesns @i1-end Perdon. 0f Said bef and having a part to(` interlock with a part on the Y adj accnt side `memb-irito releasablymaintain member.

.said bar in interfitting relation with. said side k6,111 metal; fiiriiiture, apair of spaced side Y. members,aplurality ofsuperposed*drawers lbetween said-members', horizontal strike bars connecting said members between the fronts ofjadjacent drawers, and. means for detach-rk lably securing each of'said strike bars in place, ycomprisi'ngi interfitting parts on Vsaid Nbanand .said sidefmembers, anda key movso.A

i ably. engaging an end portion of said strike hat and, hei/ins @raft to. ntellodfwth a part onithel adjacent sidek member to release ably .lilainteinlsed berf in 'nteifttins relatsnjwtllsadede membelf i i In metalfurniture, apair of spaced side members a plurality of superpose drawers' said members, horizontal channeledy betw arsgcon'necting` said side members. be-

Y tweenjtlie fronts of adjacent drawers, and

a yber .members-a j alnrality of superposed n drawers between said members, 4horizontal channeled strik reconnecting said'sid'e members be# Avrsaid ystrike bar members.

. means rfor fdetacliably' 'securing each ofV said lair ba n. placel comprising -interitting parts on dbarjand said yside m'embers,and akey diseased and releasabli held within an @ad Ylpuortion of said? channeledjba'r and .having` a part teinterlockwith yaparton the adjacent side memberltoxdetacliably maintain said bar nterfitting vrelation .with said side mem-` y' eiiietalfiirnture @reif iOfSrCed Side @fronts ofadfjacent drawers, Vsaid mbersy having' `slits formed" therein,

- ilugsatgtlier-ends ofeachoffsaid strikebars to j Vwithin'said.channeled strike bar andfeach having apart to'interlock with a part on one Y 'of saidV side inembersfto detachably,secure lugs yin the slits in, said side e andwhicli fit insaid slits, 'andkeys` disposed "if 9. In; metal'ifurniturapairiofspacedside tween the: fronts of adjacentldrawers, said slot l'formedl adjacent each ofy said lstrike bars,y

and keys vmovably mountedontlie end portions of each'of said strike'barsand each having agtongue to enter said slot in thead jacent side member by the movement ofsaid key relative` to said strike bar'to detachably side, members.

secure said strike bar lugs in said slits'insaid y10. In metal furniture,7 a'u'pairof spaced.

side members, aplurality` of superposed vdrai'veis between said members, horizontal metal strikebars connecting said "members" l between thefrontsof adjacent drawers, each of said bars being substantially of channely j crossy section and having upper and lower spaced flanges, lugs at tlie eiids'of saidfla'nges adaptedto .itin slits in said Side members,

anda key disposed` in eachr endportion of 'said clianneledbar, a tongueyonsaid key adapted to'enterfa slot in the adjacent side member tofreleasably locksaid-`v strike bar thereto, an'dvsaid key havingapartadapted tofrictionally engage a `part on said Vstrike sition. y

. ll. In metal furniture, a pair of spaced side members, a plurality of superposed drawers between said members, .horizontal bar for `holding said ,key in` its'flocking Vpoinetal strike bars connecting said members between the fronts ofl adjacent drawers, each of said bars being substantially of channel cross section and having upper andllower spacedy flanges, lugs at the ends of saidflanges adaptedto fitin slitsi'n said side members,

and akey 'disposed iny each end. portion of ico saidV cliannelcdbam` a tongue on said key adapted-to. enter Va slotin the adjacent side 'member tojreleasably lock saidstrike bar thereto, and said key having projections adapted to snap'into seatsin said strike Abai' flanges when said keyis moved into its lock# fing positionv toreleasably hold said ykey in siicnjpostion.

. y l2; In furniture, a pair of, spaced side members', aplurality ofdrawers of dierent Vertical dimensions disposed between saidmembers, one or more horizontal strike bars extending betweensaid members and separating the `fronts ofadjacent drawers, said strike bars being detachable and interchangeableto different positionsV to permit said" rent desired 'I drawers to beA arranged in diffe order between said 'sidemembers 13. In furniture, a pairnof spacedfhside. v members, a' plurality of drawers of diierent verticaly dimensions disposed` .between ysaid tachably interlock `with saidv strikebais in rmembers, one? orniorehorizontal strike bars [extending ,between said members. and `sep-k arating the fre'nfs of adjacentdrawers, said sider members` having parts `adapted .to den differenti positions ofy thestrike bars, where`- .i f

by said ,bar-s are dietacliably .secured in. place, andwliereby theylmay be arranged in diff i ferent positions to, permit saiddrawers to be Y A disposed in different desired order between Laairr of'spaced side ineinbers,fand oneor inorek horizontal strike barsl extending between the sidfe"'i`neinbers, a i plurality of drawersY ofV dif# ferent vertical dimension disposed in said -pedest'als between the: side `members ,thereof {,witliy the'fronts ofthe drawers separated by lsaid strike bars, said strikebars being detachable and interchangeableto diderent po- Mii ing depending yniarginal edge terminating` in an' inwardly directed flange and fornuing`l an inwardly.facingchannel extending about i sitionsbetween the side niernbers to kpermit said drawers to be arranged *in diiierent de.-

"sired order inthe pedestal. 7' n lf3 "ln,metal-furniture, a'body, a top havv 'l l depending inv-.fardly facing channeled 'extendingfabout saidl body, 'andf d thereof at 'that side` of said body, apfiXedfp'art" iietw means for securing said top on said body coniprisingla pluralityof fixed parts projecting frein saidI body, and securing devices' which rv are slidab'ly arranged in said channeledportion of said topand are inovableiinto' inter-Vy locking relation Ywith said "fixe-d `projecting parte.v n e l lfln nietal furniture, a body, a top 'having Vadepending inwardly facing Vchanneled portion f extending about said vbody, and nieans for securing said top on said body coin-A prising afixed offset'lug projectingfroni said body, anda channel-shaped securing device which is vslicably arranged within said channeled portion of said "top and is Y provided Y with a portion adapted to interlockwith said lug by,an'endwiseinovenient,of said device for rigidly looking said top to said' pedestal,

c nd Vmeans engag'eable with said securing de- Y vice for releasably niaintain'ingsaid device inV 'l V f Y saidl channel Vat onervorfniore sides-offsaid locking position'. n l n 117jln inetal furniture, a body,'a top` havsaidV body,VK and nieans for securing'said top Von said ybodycomprising an outwardlyfextending'xed part on said body at one side thereof `and proj ecting'into saidchannel of said top inl engagement with said flange at e vthat sideY of said body,a fixed'part onsaid; body atthebppositejside thereof, and a se'euru ying devicein said'topchannelat Vthe latter 'side-ofthebody and which is adaptedto bey engagement withl nioved intof interlocking said'iiXed part.v

i8; In nietalfurniture, va body, a topjlhfav-` inga depending 'marginal' edgeterininating .v Vin'fan inwardly directed flange and formingV` an inwardly facing channel extending about "-1 said-body,V andl rneans for securing said 'top onsaid ybody coinprisingfan outwardly ein"` tending'xed part/on said body atene side thereof and"projecting into said `channel, of

said; top" in 'engagement lwith said flangey at Y, that side yof-said body, an offset lug p/rojecting freni the opposite side kof said body with" `V y fixed body parts! ifi'rasee in said channel offsaidftop,apsecuri'ngldevieef in said channel inovable towards an'dff'ronr y said 'offset'lug, said`secuiingevdeviceliavingaC V part adapted to interlockvwith said lug tocooperatel with said fixed part at 'the opposite o Y yedge terminating an'inwar'dly directed# flange and forming'aninwardly facing chan-f" nelextend'ing aboutsai'dbody walls,`ineansf Y e for securing said top on-said-body con'ip'ris-V 5,0"v ,A

ing anfoutwardly extending i'ied partfon said Ibodyat' one side, tlierielofiand projectn'ig `I into said cliai'inell in 'engagement with ra part Y,

on'saidbody at the opposite side'thereof, a` g5? securing device in said top channel-at the latterk sideof the bodyand which is vadapted A to be inove'dfintov` i'nt'erloc'ling"engagementi with said'latter lined part,` andsaid securing device-being forrne'dto extend between' '99" and engage the inner face, ofsaid c'hanne'l` and the vopposed side wall ofy said `body to pre*l ,n vent said top froinshifting tra'iisi'fersely'jrela'-k tively tosaidbody. W

flange terininating sli'ortof the V opposed side `l ion wall of saidf bodyft'ol leavefa lspace tlierebe'i" tween, ineans for securing :said top on :said f* body coinprisingxedY parts *".projecting vinto*y bodygand securing devices 'slidablya'rranged 555 in said'v 'channels for iiioveinent Linto inter` locking engagement; with f said rvixed parts, said securing vdevices beingY formed to extend over the space-betweenfsaid flangel andthe opliposed .eide wallsfof said body, vand'each dei vice having a' hole registeringwith'lsaidspace into which a tool can b'efins'erted through s'aidfk space,` whereby said a devices 'can' be shifted'` Y into and out of interlocking vrelation#tolsaidl 20. ln metal furnituraabody having LLip-1 95K 

